‘World’s biggest’ housing estate in Becontree built for WWI veterans turns 100

The centenary of an east London housing estate billed as the largest ever when it was built after the First World War is to be marked with a series of events.  Becontree in Dagenham was built for more than 100,000 war veterans and workers from east London, with the first ‘home for heroes’ completed in … Read more

Senior NHS therapist likens suffering of youngsters under lockdown to horrors of WWI

Coronavirus is just as ‘traumatic’ as World War One and could reduce life expectancy by 25 years, a senior NHS therapist has warned. The impact of lockdown and the grief of losing 113,850 people to the virus will cause a trauma ‘time-bomb’ which could see people die young, senior NHS psychological therapist Mark Rayner said. He is calling … Read more

Vandals decapitate Watford statue for soldiers killed in WWI

Vandals decapitate statue commemorating all the soldiers killed in First World War as police launch investigation Statue, which was standing in Watford, Hertfordshire, was discovered yesterday Resident Paul Johnson was shocked when he came across decapitated statue He said: ‘It’s disgraceful. I just could not believe what I saw to be honest’  By Harry Howard … Read more

WWI leather helmet that British tank crews refused to wear is found in charity shop

A rare British tank helmet from the First World War that servicemen refused to wear because its resemblance to the German equivalent led to ‘friendly fire’ attacks has been found in a charity shop. From a distance, the leather headgear worn by Tommies looked similar to the German Stahlhelm (‘steel helmet’) – and this fatal … Read more

Melania Trump joins fights back against claims Donald Trump called WWI Marine heroes ‘losers’

The White House is furiously fighting back against a politically explosive report that the president called U.S. military heroes killed in battle ‘losers’ and ‘suckers’ – and turned down a trip to visit U.S. war dead in France due to the rain. Fox News, the Washington Post and Associated Press were among the news outlets … Read more

White House fights back against claims Donald Trump called WWI Marine heroes ‘losers’

The White House if furiously fighting back against a politically explosive report that the president called U.S. military heroes killed in battle ‘losers’ and ‘suckers’ – and turned down a trip to visit U.S. war dead in France due to the rain. President Donald Trump rejoined the fray on Friday, attacking the Atlantic magazine, which … Read more

Donald Trump blasts military sources who claimed he called American WWI dead ‘losers’ and ‘suckers

President Donald Trump called US soldiers injured or killed in battle ‘losers’ and ‘suckers’ according by a new report that the White House is calling ‘patently false’. The report, published by the Atlantic Thursday, claims that Trump cancelled a visit to Aisne-Marne American Cemetery near Paris in November 2018 because he was worried his hair would be disheveled … Read more

Moment WWI replica biplane plummets nose-first towards the ground after it spun out of control

This is the dramatic moment a World War One replica military aeroplane plummeted to the ground in a crash yesterday which the pilot miraculously survived. Photos show Matthew Boddington’s replica of the Royal Aircraft Factory BE2c spinning out of control before crashing in Sywell aerodrome in Nottinghamshire.  The airman, who has been described as one … Read more

Black WWI hero who was born in Trinidad and served in British Army

The exploits of a black First World War hero whose courage saw him run towards hand grenades and hurl them back at the enemy – and who later became a firefighter during the Blitz – have emerged in a new book 80 years on. Rifleman George Roberts was born in Trinidad in 1890. However, in … Read more

WWI replica British biplane crashes during mock dogfight with German aircraft at aerodrome

A pilot of Britain’s first-ever military aeroplane has survived a crash following a mock dogfight between British and German World War aircrafts. The male flyer, who has not been identified, was inside a replica of the Royal Aircraft Factory BE2c when the accident happened this morning. It is said to have spun out of control and hurtled nose … Read more